Historic Cemetery

Miller Family Cemetery

Texas
Location: Located on Miller property on FM 315 NE of Poyner about .6 miles past the Fincastle sign. Turn east off of FM 315 onto a dirt road and cross a metal cattle guard. About 50 feet past the guard turn south on dirt road and proceed to iron post marking pipeline ROW. Turn back west following ROW about 50 then turn south and follow ROW to top of mountain. ROW is very overgrown with trees, brush, and briars.

Source: Cemetery Records of Henderson County, Texas; USGS

To address the problem of cemetery destruction and to record as many cemeteries as possible, the Texas Historical Commission offers the Historic Texas Cemetery designation.

The Historic Texas Cemetery designation was developed in 1998 to help protect historic cemeteries by recording cemetery boundaries in county deed records to alert present and future owners of land adjacent to the cemetery of its existence. Every county in Texas has at least one cemetery designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery through this program. The HTC designation is the first step toward preservation of a historic cemetery.

A cemetery is eligible for designation if it is at least 50 years old and is deemed worthy of recognition for its historical associations. The very nature of a cemetery being a landmark of a family’s or community’s presence is considered to validate the criteria of historical associations. Any individual, organization, or agency may submit a request for designation.

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